Homa Bay County Commissioner David Kipkemei confirmed the incident and stated the 30 would be quarantined at Homa Bay Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC).

"They were traced by county health officials and security team. This was after one person among those who cunningly travelled from Nairobi tested positive for COVID-19. Their samples will be taken for tests to ascertain their statuses," Kipkemei said.

Kipkemei reiterated that they were still tracing more people who interacted with the patient to placed them under quarantine.

“We are still tracing other people who we suspect could have been in contact with the patient. We are trying our best to counter risk of more infections in this region," he explained.

The administrator called on all persons who might have interacted with the family members to present themselves for quarantine, for their loved ones' sake.

“I want to urge those people who may have interacted with the 30 people who have been quarantined at KMTC to present themselves voluntarily so that we can prevent the further spread of the killer virus in our county,”he said

The administrator said they were tracing two more persons whom who sneaked in the county on Saturday. Photo: Naomi Akoth/TUKO.co.ke.Source: Original

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Kipkemei stressed the area administration would not allow anybody from Nairobi to gain entry into the county for whatever reason as a measure to reduce importation of the virus.

“We will strictly continue guarding the entry points. People are devising new means to beat security roadblocks but we will also up our game to ensure nobody from the red zone counties gains entry," he explained.

Kipkemei also appealed to the residents to work closely with the law enforcing agencies and health officials by giving out information on any person suspected of having travelled from Nairobi and other hotspot counties.

This comes at the back of the family denying their kin tested positive for COVID-19, insisting the coffin was being transported from Nairobi to be used for burial of a relative who had passed on in the village.

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